Rachel McAdams Drops a Survivor Audition — Is She Joining Season 50?
A lo-fi clip of Mean Girls star Rachel McAdams pitching herself for Survivor sent the internet into a frenzy — but is she actually joining Season 50? The viral “audition” has a twist that explains everything.
If you saw that Rachel McAdams 'audition tape' for Survivor and thought, huh, this feels off... you were right. It looks like a lo-fi plea to join Survivor 50, but it is not that. It is a stunt for her next movie. Clever, mildly chaotic, and it did exactly what it was supposed to do: get everyone talking.
So, is Rachel McAdams joining Survivor 50?
No. The video is not an application to CBS. It is a promo for her upcoming film, 'Send Help'. The clues are basically waving at you.
What the video gives away
- It was uploaded to 20th Century Fox's official YouTube channel.
- It ends with a small 20th Century Fox watermark.
- None of that lines up with a CBS reality show submission, but it does line up with a studio marketing push.
The movie they are teasing
'Send Help' pairs McAdams with Dylan O'Brien, with Sam Raimi directing. Yes, Sam Raimi back in horror for the first time in a while. The setup: McAdams plays a bookish businesswoman locked in a workplace standoff with her younger boss. Then a plane crash strands them on an island, and suddenly office politics turn into actual survival. The premise overlaps just enough with Survivor to sell the bit.
The quote everyone is passing around
'I wanna be the next Survivor! I love to read, but I am crazy about the outdoors, too. I can do bushcrafts with my eyes closed. When I get knocked down, I get right back up. I work in strategy and planning, so you know I will always be at least 10 steps ahead. When the going gets tough, I get going. People like me because I stay positive. I have been underestimated my whole life.'
As a character bio, that fits neatly with what the film is selling. And if you watch the 'Send Help' trailer, you can see McAdams literally testing those survival skills on a deserted beach.
Why the confusion hit so fast
The video leans into the awkward, handmade vibe of real Survivor casting tapes, so at a glance it passes for the real thing. But once you clock the studio channel and the watermark, the whole thing reads as what it is: a playful studio gag to tee up a survival thriller.
Bottom line
Rachel McAdams is not competing on Survivor 50. She is starring in 'Send Help' with Dylan O'Brien, directed by Sam Raimi, and this 'audition' is just a cheeky way to introduce the island-survival angle of the movie.